Homemade Rainbow Chip Frosting

Imagine, if you can, the sweetest white frosting bursting with small, colorful chips. That is rainbow chip frosting. Betty Crocker used to make it with a rainbow chip cake to match. They were both favorites as a kid.

The frosting, sadly, was discontinued. People are so crazy-mad about it they have gone as far as to start petitions and facebook pages. You can still find the rainbow chip cake but when it comes to the frosting you’re sc*#$ed. Until now.

No, this isn’t exactly the same. It might be better. Thanks to these guys. Rainbow chip crunch sprinkles by Wilton.

Bottled rainbows.

They are like teeny-tiny m&m’s, smaller in size than even mini m&m’s. They have a lightly crisp coating with chocolate on the inside. You can find them at places that carry Wilton baking supplies like A.C. Moore, Joann’s Fabrics, Micheal’s and even some Walmarts (in the housewares section by the cake decorating supplies, not the grocery section). And on Amazon.

I found them staring back at me from a shelf at A.C. Moore, begging me to take them home and dump them into a big vat of cream cheese frosting where they can spread happiness far and wide.

Anyhoo, these will easily help you turn any frosting into rainbow chip frosting whether it be your favorite homemade recipe or that white tub you pick up in the frosting aisle (I don’t personally recommend this – making it from scratch is too easy!).

Beat the butter and cream cheese together on medium speed until light and fluffy about 3 minutes.

Beat in half the confectioners' sugar until combined, add the remaining half and the vanilla extract. Beat on medium 5 minutes until light and fluffy, stopping to check the consistency every few minutes. If it seems too thick you can add a teaspoon of heavy cream or half & half, too thin add a few more tablespoons confectioners' sugar.

Stir in the rainbow chips by hand. Use immediately. This will frost a 2 layer cake or 18 cupcakes.